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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fourteen through Sixteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sacks notes that those who suffer from _________ migraines experience the onset of an attack at fairly regular periods though the times vary from one patient to another.
(a) Dull.
(b) Classical.
(c) Atypical.
(d) Boring.

2. What does Sacks ask migraine patients to do in order to see if they can determine a cause or a condition which might lead to migraines?
(a) Go for a run during a headache.
(b) Video log.
(c) Journal.
(d) A count of their medication usage.

3. Poor or unusual _______ conditions have also been blamed for migraines though that might only be a part of the issue.
(a) Family.
(b) Weather.
(c) Food.
(d) Living.

4. When ________ happens and it is not followed by a headache, it can be confusing and misinterpreted by the person experiencing it.
(a) Nausea.
(b) A dream.
(c) A pain.
(d) An aura.

5. One man experienced a ________ sensation in his left foot during the course of a migraine.
(a) Pain.
(b) Tickling.
(c) Tingling.
(d) Trembling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some people will have troubles understanding __________ as a result of an aura which precedes a migraine.

2. Parts of one's _________ might also begin to feel larger or smaller because of an aura, according to Sacks.

3. Another category of drugs is aimed at the ___________ of the migraine, according to Sacks.

4. Many people who are experiencing migraines may seem to become _________ before they begin to show any other signs.

5. Some patients will simply seek out a _________ when they don't like the advice that they hear.

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